On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Tom Smith wrote:
> I haven't had the misfortune to play for a strictly
> line-dancing crowd, but friends who have done so
> extensively would agree. They don't care about the music,
> don't acknowledge bands with applause, and get pissed off
> if a song is not played precisely the way it's heard on the
> radio. Furthermore, they don't drink much, which has led to
> the scene being half the size it was 5 years ago (clubowners
> are going to put up with that low profit margin for only so
> long).
This isn't just line dancers, though. Johnny D's in Boston has swing
dancing on Sunday and Monday nights (and had Cajun dancing on Monday
nights for years) and charged a pretty high cover because most of both of
those crowds drink only water.
Bob
